Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 5, 2007

One entrance at L'Enfant Plaza Metrorail station to close temporarily during construction project

The L’Enfant Plaza station entrance at 7th and D streets, SW, will close on Oct. 9 during a nine-month construction project at the former U.S. Department of Transportation building. The station entrance is scheduled to reopen in July 2008.

Throughout the construction project, Metrorail customers can use the two other station entrances, at Maryland Avenue and 7th Street, SW, and 9th and D streets, SW.

In addition, stops for Metrobus routes 5A, 52, 54, 70, V5 and A9 will be moved during this phase of the construction project. Bus routes 5A, 52, 54 and 70 have been moved from the south side of D Street to the north side of D Street between 6th and 7th streets. Bus routes V5 and A9 have been moved from the north side of E Street to the north side of D Street between 6th and 7th streets.

News release issued at 12:00 am, October 5, 2007.